| Place | Asia: Vietnam |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART92887 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 25.6 x 35 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | black fibre-tipped pen, pencil on card |
| Maker |
Faulkner, Bob |
| Place made | Vietnam |
| Date made | c 1965 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright |
Advances in warfare
Description
Cartoon of two Australian soldiers standing in a deep trench or crater, with only their heads visible. They are surrounded by a host of battlefield remains, including a half buried skeleton, an old artillery wagon, dead trees and barbed wire. As a jet races through the sky above their heads, one soldier observes to his mate "Yep. . . certainly been some great advances in warfare in the last fifty years, . . . ay Blue!!"